Bastian

& Océane

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

right now in Turkey 🇹🇷 with our 🚐

Description

After more than 7 years of work for both of us, we felt the need to discover more of the world. So we left our jobs and flats and packed our van for an indefinite tour of Europe.
We chose to live in a van, not to follow the ‘Van Life’ movement, but because it was the most obvious way of living ‘simply’ at the time. We're self-sufficient in electricity, we use very little water, and our vehicle is a small truck that consumes less energy than a camper van, for example.
We're committed to ‘reuse’, buying our food in bulk and locally whenever possible.

One of us is an actress/director, the other an electronics engineer, and we both love music, climbing and cooking.
We're happy, curious, hard-working, do-it-yourselfers, creative, in love with the environment and committed to preserving it.

Interests

Camping

Charity work

Art & design

Performing arts

Sustainability

Gardening

Mountain

Writing

Hiking

Politics / Social justice

Technology

Vegetarian or vegan

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Pets

Cycling

Culture

Cooking & food

Music

LGBTQ

Events & social

Farming

Languages

Photography

Nature

Adventure sports

Van life

Animals

Outdoor activities

Languages

Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
We can teach French, which is our mother language. We also want to improve our English and learn as much as possible about the language of the country we are in.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Being an elderly companion

Teaching

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

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Some knowledge of:  

Eco Projects

Gardening

DIY and building projects

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Able to teach about:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

Languages

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

--> Bastian :

I have an engineering degree in embedded systems (electronics and IT), which I've been applying in my job for the last 10 years in a number of fields, as well as in my personal time on artistic projects, for example.
I also hosted a radio programme for a local community radio station for 10 years, where I was also chairman and treasurer.

I've been helping my parents and friends renovate houses since I was very young (electricity, plumbing, insulation, demolition, painting, woodwork, etc.).
I love DIY and building, and regularly repair things for friends and family (electricity, electronics, IT, mechanics).
I like sharing my skills and am curious to learn new ones.

I've also been a volunteer at a music festival, where I worked as a backliner and assistant sound/lighting engineer. Music and sound have always been a great passion of mine. I make my own amplifiers and I did 6 years of piano and a bit of music theory.

For our van, I designed and installed the electricity with an auxiliary battery, a solar panel and a home-made electronic board to control it all.
Both of us insulated our van and designed and built all the furniture, using recycled materials as much as possible.


--> Océane :

I studied literature at school, then animation, and I'm trained to work with various people (children, teenagers, adults, disabled people), especially in the cultural field. I started acting when I was a teenager, and then made a career out of it, working for 7 years in a drama school as an actress and director, and performing in a street show with another troupe at the same time.
I love teaching and adapting to everyone.
I taught myself stage management (lighting in particular) and I love lighting shows.

I also love photography ( analog and digital ) and have been doing it since I was a child. For several years, I took photos of concerts for the fanzine of a festival in my home town, as a volunteer.

They called me ‘the little monkey’ because ever since I was a little girl, I've been jumping and climbing everywhere. As soon as I can be outside, I make the most of it! I love working the land and gardening. Protecting the environment has always been a concern of mine. In fact, ecology has been one of the main themes I've tackled in the various productions I've worked on with apprentice actors.

In a nutshell! I'm keen to learn new skills and get my hands dirty. I want to develop my craft skills. And I love cooking for others. Food is about sharing and conviviality! :D

Age

29 & 29

What else ...

Nous avons une passion cachée pour le ping-pong et les jeux de mots.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  Nous sommes végétariens (mais ouverts aux spécialités culinaires)